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Euro 2016 Team Guide: Romania look to resilience over star power

The star names of their previous eras may be long gone, but Romania will represent a solid proposition at Euro 2016

Coach: Anghel Iordanescu

Key player: Vlad Chiriches

Qualifying form: W5, L0, D5

Top scorers in qualifying: Bogdan Stancu, Constantin Budescu, Paul Papp (all 2)

After failing to qualify for the 2014 World Cup, Romania booked their ticket to Euro 2016 with relative ease, finishing second in Group F with 20 points from 10 games.

Northern Ireland beat them to top spot, but Romania impressed as they remained unbeaten throughout their campaign.